Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is the Brown/Fairweather group from 1957 playing an attractive selection of original music fitting somewhere between Traditional and Mainstream styles. The lp was originally recorded for Nixa (NJL 9) and called 'Go Ghana'.
Around this period the music known as West African 'High Life' became popular in the UK with many bands, including this one, incorporating the basic rhythmic style into their playing and 'Go Ghana', one of the tunes heard here, enjoyed some popularity in the musical world beyond jazz in 1957. It might be familiar to some.
Front and back cover scans
Al Fairweather - trumpet
Jeremy French - trombone
Sandy Brown - clarinet
Ian Armitt - piano
W Disley - guitar, banjo
Tim Mahn - bass
Graham Burbridge - drums
01 Go Ghana
02 Scales
03 The Card
04 Monochrome
05 Those Blues
06 Wild Life
07 Blues from Black Rock
08 Doctor Blues I Presume
09 Ognoliya
10 Saved by the Blues
Label: Dormouse DM 6
Recorded: March 05 1957
Lineage: LP>FLAC
Another interesting contribution and another tick in my 'Who's Who Of British Jazz'. Many thanks bluebird. I-spy 'Diz'Disley (Stephane Grappelli).
ReplyDeleteI have this one ... surprised others haven't dipped their toes in the water ... come on you Modernists don't be afraid ... great lp ... Baron
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ReplyDeleteExcellent album! Many thanks!
Based on this, I certainly would like to hear more from Sandy Brown.
Hi, I'm having trouible with this. File is online but when I try to downlaod RS says 'File incomplete'.
ReplyDeleteThanks again. Did I mention 0129 Various [Modern Jazz at the Royal Festival Hall] is missing its links? Can't remember, sorry if I'm repeating myself.
ReplyDeleteWonderful music! Thank you so much for sharing.
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